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The 2008 Holiday Forest, "The True Spirit of Christmas," is open. The event, sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, is located at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More ... Volunteers Mikael Behrens, left, and Beau Hardegree search the skies for birds at the south jetty during the National Audubon Society's 109th annual Christmas Bird Count on Monday, Dec. 15. Behrens, formerly of Port Aransas, is a software developer and avid birder who lives in Austin. Hardegree is a Port Aransas resident and biologist with the U.S. More ... Feeling rushed for Christmas? A group of eighth grade history students from Brundrett Middle School may be able to help. They will wrap your Christmas gifts in exchange for a donation. The students are raising money to help fund a U.S. More ... The first Port Aransas Little League Meeting has been scheduled for tonight, Thursday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. Parents, coaches and board members will meet in the Port Aransas High School Library to discuss the direction of the league for the 2009 season. More ... Dec. 18-23: •Holiday Forest, Port Aransas Civic Center, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Dec.19: • Early release PAISD. All schools released at 1 p.m. High School students may leave at break for lunch, 12:15 p.m. Dec. More ... Take advantage of a free aerobic water workout through Friday, Dec. 19. Three times are available, at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon at the Port Aransas Community Park,'s heated pool, 700 Clark Parkway. The free classes are part of the Find Your Fitness Program under the Governor's Texas Roundup Fitness Challenge. More ... Christmas edition - Dec. 25 Letters to the editor: 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22 News & Advertising: Noon Monday, Dec. 22 -The South Jett y office will close at noon Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, and reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. More ... Five-year-old Miles Parsons pushes his toy bulldozer down the beach near Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, Dec. 14. Miles' mother is Gretchen Baughman. His father is David Parsons, who is the planning and projects director for the City of Port Aransas, so it's a pretty good bet that the boy had the proper city, state and federal permits to move sand on the beach. More ... Community birthday calendars for 2009 are ready to be picked up. Dee Tomaszewski, spokesman for the Kiwanis Club that sponsors the calendars, said calendars may be picked up at American Bank, 216 S. Alister St. Calendars and listings were presold, but extras were ordered for anyone who like to buy a calendar. Cost is $5. More ... In an effort to further enhance Texas' coastal habitats, Coastal Conservation Association of Texas recently pledged $100,000 of seed money to start the Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow (HTFT) initiative. More ... It was another little tragedy of a piece of our island giving way to development. I called it Faust's Pond because it was on the property the then graduate student (now Dr.) Faust Parker used to care for. It was off Beach Access Road 1, on the land known as the King Ranch property. More ... Gerald Dodson, a Port Aransas resident,walks with his dog, Tiki, on the beach near Horace Caldwell pier. Dodson is using a leash to walk his dog, which is required by city ordinance. Dodson also said he is diligent about picking up any deposits his dog might make on the beach. More ... See what the tides brought us for Christmas. Port Aransas resident Shirley Fischer will guide beach walkers on Friday, Dec. 26, in a perusal of tidal offerings. Walkers should meet at 9 a.m. under the purple flag near Horace Caldwell Pier, at the end of Beach St. for a free guided tour, sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More ... Kick off the New Year with a two-mile fun run or a 2009-meter walk. Meet at the Community Park, 700 Clark Blvd., off Ross Ave. Thursday, Jan. 1, at 2:09 p.m. Free and open to the public, the run/walk is sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. More ... If Port Aransas were to sponsor a trivia contest, some of these historical facts could be some of the questions. • The early settlers first built their houses in a town called Aransas, on San Jose Island. More ... H.G. Olsen Elementary School is growing young minds by letting kindergarteners grow vegetables in three new gardens on the school grounds. Three four-by-eight-foot gardens were dug in a yard between the school's main building and the library in August. More ... TUESDAY, DEC. 9 8:35 a.m. • The animal control department issued a home quarantine in the 100 block of Gulf Wind Drive as a follow up to a dog bite. 8:56 a.m. • Evidence of recent coin operated machine burglaries was found at Pole 11.5 On the Beach. More ... A light sea fog forms at the I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park as cool air from the north meets the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 14. The cool-down came in advance of a cold front that struck at mid-morning Monday, Dec. 15, sending temperatures into the upper 30s. The chill was short-lived, as temperatures were on the rise by Wednesday, Dec. 17. More ... City Manager Michael Kovacs is standing firm in his request that Port Aransas City Council establish a park dedication fee of $772 for new residential housing permits. The funds collected from such a fee would be used to develop the city's nature preserve, build a skateboard park along with hike and bike trails, community parks and fishing piers. More ... FINANCIAL REPORT: Discussion and take appropriate action on November Financial Report CONSENT AGENDA: Consider and take appropriate action on Final Replat application #FRP2008-11, Cinnamon Shore P.U.D., Unit 3A, Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas. Being a replat of Lot 1, Block 9, Cinnamon Shore, P.U.D. More ... Port Aransas public safety officers were called to the scene of an early morning rollover accident that resulted in a fatality at the intersection of Station Street and Spencer's Landing. Randy Charles Baker of Port Aransas was transported to North Bay Hospital in Aransas Pass about 1:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15 after the onevehicle accident was discovered. More ... SUNDAY, DEC. 7 1 p.m. • Deputies arrested a man for warrants at Station Street and B&M Avenue. 2 p.m. • A man was arrested for two Port Aransas warrants in the 600 block of Cut-off Road 3 p.m. • A man was arrested for two warrants in the 700 block of Oceanside. More ... The Joint Effort Leisure Ministry Center has a lot going on for the New Year. Four new classes will be offered and four trips are scheduled. Carmen Cardenas will teach conversational Spanish on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in the JELM library, beginning Jan. 7. More ... Monday 8 a.m. Aerobics Pollock Center 9:15 a.m. Beginner's Line Dancing Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer's Workshop JELM Library 10:45 a.m. Advanced Line Dancing Pollock Center 10 a.m. Writer's Workshop JELM Library 1 p.m. More ... Have you been affected? Change is in the air, but I'm not sure this is what anyone was wanting. This whole election cycle was about change. There is definitely a change coming, but what I was referring to was the economic downturn. Have you been affected by it? Everywhere you turn, it is on people's minds, televisions, radios, etc. More ... Haley Maldonado was misidentifi ed in last week's South Jetty. She was featured in retired horticulturalist John Fucik's column, Island plants. Haley, 5, is the daughter of Shana Maldonado and is in pre-kindergarten at H.G. Olsen Elementary School. More ... Several island churches will offer Christmas Eve, Christmas and NewYear's Eve services. Visitors to the island and members of other churches are, of course, welcome to attend any of the services offered. The Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister, will hold a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. and a New Year's Eve communion service at 6 p.m. More ... So many foods are associated with the holiday here along the Texas coast. Bowls of u-peel 'em shrimp or platters of steaming tamales seem to be at every gathering. The smell of cinnamon or peppermint permeates the air. Because it is so readily available, seafood is popular at Christmas time. More ... Zhaogui Hu of Beijing, China, enjoys a kite flying moment on the beach near the south jetty recently. Her daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Patrick Senin, also enjoyed mom's success at getting a kite aloft in a cold northern wind. More ... Art lovers will have the opportunity to shop for last minute gifts on Saturday, Dec. 20, when the Art Center for the Islands will hold its Third Saturday Sale. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 40 artists will offer from 10 to 50 percent off some or all of their work. More ... Public offices and banks in Port Aransas will close for Christmas and New Year's days. Some offices will keep abbreviated hours on Christmas Eve, and some city services will be interrupted for the holiday. City hall, including the library, will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 19, for the annual employee awards/ Christmas party. More ... Don't want to wait up until midnight to celebrate New Year's Eve? Join the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park for an early celebration of the coming year. More ... This week, I am publishing my annual Holiday Gift Guide. In an effort to relieve some of the pressure of the holiday season, I tried to keep these gifts simple, thoughtful, and affordable for everyone. Merry Christmas! 1. An old beer can makes a lovely flowerpot. More ... |
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